Food caddy and liners

Need more liners?

When your supply of liners is running low, tie an unused liner to the handle of you brown bin on collection day. We'll place a new supply in the emptied bin.

Please note:

compostable biodegradable liners can be purchased from most major supermarkets

a small supply of liners may be collected by residents from; libraries, Saltcoats Local Office, Brooksby Medical Centre, Bridgegate House, and Cunninghame House.

Using your food caddy

Don't use ordinary plastic bags or liners, they aren't compostable or biodegradable. Contaminated bins will not be uplifted.

Put vegetable and fruit peelings straight in the garden bin, or wrap in a single sheet of newspaper.

When the liner is almost full, tie it up and put it in your garden brown bin.

What foods can be recycled?

dairy

meat & fish

bones

fruit & vegetables

bread

rice & pasta

tea bags and tea leaves

coffee grounds

egg shells

Food can be cooked or uncooked. Try to avoid oil or liquid.

Food waste collection day

To find out when your bin will be collected, type your postcode into YourLocation.

Food waste recycling

Food and garden waste is processed to produce compost. This is how we 'close the loop' by collecting your organic waste and recycling it to make new products. Follow us on Twitter for notice of our compost giveaways.

Our targets

We have to reach a 70% recycling target by 2025, as set by Scotland's Zero Waste Plan.